home

vlcplayer.exe

The application vlcplayer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.ppdownload.com.
MD5:
c1dc88407ce6aeafab604a7510dee4ae

SHA-1:
5618915b5c2b5afb64bbdd67ca9b9754e41a052c

SHA-256:
5c039dc0b2d9eb711f939849dd36d92f1fe1c32006e0abaafbd4e91427325b10

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:59:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.145.130

Dr.Web
Trojan.Damaged.1
9.0.1.0118

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a98
1.0.0.1015

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10639

File size:
603 KB (617,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcplayer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NupWH/L/af/dN/WeayWEtnK3Zs9cG9KijYb2z09p4yD9MFcZ7:Nu1/dIeTReZs9tK2Yb2zUhpMK

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9773

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlcplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.ppdownload.com/.../vlcplayer.exe

Remove vlcplayer.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.